Michael Dylan Foster

The Book of Yokai

Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore

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Overflowing with great stories of Japan's fantastical monsters, spirits, and other creatures of the collective imagination, The Book of Yokai is filled with solid information, a variety of new perspectives, and the kind of richness of detail that will enhance any reader's enjoyment of Japan's monstrous folk traditions.-Dr. Bill Tsutsui, President of Hendrix College and author of Godzilla on My Mind Foster's yokai are living beings, real in their own way: they migrate from the woods and ponds of rural prefectures to books, games, anime, and the toy stores of Tokyo. With writing that flows like water and a fluid command of yokaiology, Foster p… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Kijin, Shinonome (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-0-520-27101-2
EAN: 9780520271012
Produktnummer: 16428861
Verlag: University of California Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H16.0 cm x B23.6 cm x D2.5 cm 624 g
Abbildungen: 30 b-w illustrations
Gewicht: 624
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Michael Dylan Foster is Professor of Japanese, Department Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of California, Davis. He is the author of Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai (California) and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature, and media.Shinonome Kijin is an artist and scholar of yokai. He lives and works in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.